Images From The International Quilt Festival in Long Beach

Despite my best intentions, I did not write a blog post during the festival.  Here are a few pics from the show:

Judy Coates-Perez helps hang the 

"Exquisite Moment" exhibition.

Her height made her extremely popular on the hanging crew!

In our hotel room I played with a new toy:  Derwent Inktense Blocks

Come back to see more of this piece on 8/9!

Jayne Larson & Pam Kleibaum at the Dinner At Eight Artists' dinner

Pokey Bolton holds the exhibition catalog for Yvonne Porcella

as Yvonne discusses her "exquisite moment".

Pokey and Yvonne.  Love her glasses!!

Spoonology!

(L-R:  Jeannie Palmer Moore, Rachel Parris, and myself)

On the show floor Yvonne chats with Kathy Hoover 

in front of the Exquisite Moment exhibit.

Looking out of our hotel room we have a "herd" of 

these gantry cranes in view.

They look like mechanical giraffes to me.....

Spoonology: Have You Got What It Takes??

One of our quirky, yet highly sophisticated, traditions during dinners at the Houston Quilt Festival is Spoonology.  Check it out:

Lyric Kinard demonstrates that she can balance while looking at the spoon.

Frances Holliday Alford is able to laugh and balance at the same time.

Susie Monday can balance glasses and a spoon!

Judy Coates Perez can't keep a straight face with Ms. Napkinhead (aka Frances) nearby.

Neither can Victoria Findlay Wolfe.

Indigo Perez  demonstrates her unique style of Spoonology.

Jamie, Norman, and myself at our last dinner @ 8 at Spencer's.

Finally, I want to talk about Norman.  Norman has been our delightful waiter every single year since the Hilton America's opened.  Norman tolerates our antics at the table, our weird & extravagant table decor, and more.  We will miss his gentle demeanor, ever-present smile, and his lovely Jamaican accent.  Because Spencer's is being closed and replaced with a different, non-Hilton restaurant in this space, Norman will be transferred to banquets.  I guess we are going to have to throw a damn banquet next year so we can still see Norman.  Let the planning begin!